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Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Do you ever sit there and say, "What should I do first?" I am doing that right now! I should be.....

1. Texting my graphic artist with the next dates of the mini classes so he can get busy!
2. Creating my second list of business friends to invite to our BNI visitor day.
3. Deciding what to feed the incoming family this weekend and writing up the shopping list.
4. Getting an appointment scheduled for after the chamber meeting tomorrow.
5. Writing my month's worth of weekly presentations for November.
6. Working out.
7. Communicating with the current CN students.
8. Calling the members from RRC for the membership committee
9. Calling new BNI members
10.Recruiting new BOA members

There now that I'm totally overwhelmed, at least I have my list for the day! But now that it is out of my head I can prioritize and start knocking each one off the list!

Sometimes networking is the same. Where do I start. I think if you sit down and write down all the thing you are trying to achieve as a result of networking, then you can just start and peg away at your list. Want to make new connections? Call or email someone you met at the last event you attended to see if they will meet you for coffee.

Tuesday, October 04, 2016

Ever ready with a new book for us to read, Don Kardux's recommendation this month looks like a great read! And it takes on the topic of trust which is integral to all that we hope to accomplish in CN!

Don shares, "Rob Falke, president of The National Comfort Institute (NCI), based in Cleveland, and my dear friend
and client for over twenty-two years recommended that our team read and review
this book.

Thanks Rob.

Great choice!

Stephen M.R. Covey is the son of Stephen M. Covey of 'Seven
Habits Of Highly Effective People' fame, and the great grandson of Stephen Mack
Covey and the father of Stephen Covey.

Do you see a pattern here? I do and it is in patterns.

'The Speed of Trust' reveals patterns of behavior which when
discovered and more importantly applied can 'Change Everything'for the better.

The 'Speed' refers to the truth that when people 'Trust'
each other, good outcomes take less time than when there is less trust.

Some believe you have trust or you don't.

Covey says, "We can increase trust - much faster than
we might think - and in doing so will have a huge impact, both in the quality
of our lives and in the results we are able to achieve."

He divides trust into five waves.

They are: Self, Relationship, Organizational, Market, and
Social trust.

Sounds kind of dry doesn't it.

But it isn't.

This book is filled with great experiences.

Some are from the author and many more are pulled from
others.

All focus on a visual metaphor introduced on page
fifty-seven.

A complete tree has parts that are the four cores of
credibility which are essential to trust.

Core 1 - Integrity - Are you Congruent? - The roots.

Core 2- Intent- What's your agenda?- The trunk .

Core 3- Capabilities - Are you Relevant?- The branches.

Core 4- Results - What's your track record? - The fruit
produced.

The second wave of trust, Relationship, clarifies thirteen
behaviors, which when understood and used can strengthen and even repair broken
trust.

A most hopefulrevelation happens on page three hundred. 'Restoring TrustWhen It Has Been Lost'.

Stephen writes, "As I said in Chapter 1, the ideas that
trust cannot be restored once it is lost is a myth. Though it may be difficult,
in most cases, lost trust can be restored - and often even enhanced."

Like his Father and Great Grandfather before him Stephen
M.R. Covey presents a practical way to make things better.

If you believe that you or a group you belong to has trust
issues, this book can be illuminating and helpful.

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About Me

I love being known as the networking guru, and that name was given to me when I needed a "handle" for my vanity license plate for my little yellow Mini, which has now become the newer Laguna Green 2012 MINI! Networking is the name, but people are the game. My goal is always to help others to be more successful. Now what about you?